The point of all this as some have wondered, is having a west coast hub is a GOOD thing. So you sheepshaggers (you know who you are) stop wishing we were back to being just an east coast airline and lets start showing some love for PHX. mmmmk?
Or maybe it's a shot at CLT....They have no O&D, they dont have this, they dont have that...But what they do have is the lowest cost ( under $1.00 ) to to move a pax through their terminal....I'd say that's one reason why US has kept CLT as a hub...
